Reviews

Review of Philipp Schiepek & Walter Lang: Cathedral

Philipp Schiepek & Walter Lang: Cathedral

Philipp Schiepek

ACT

Rating: ★★★

Here's an unusual jazz pairing: nylon string guitar and grand piano, the former played by comparative newcomer Schiepek, the latter...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: June/2021

Review of Art Pepper: Atlanta: Unreleased Art Pepper Volume 11

Art Pepper: Atlanta: Unreleased Art Pepper Volume 11

Art Pepper

Widow's Taste

Rating: ★★★★

Art Pepper's widow Laurie's eleventh volume of archive material gives us an intimate snapshot of the great tenorist's Quartet live...

Reviewed by Alan Barnes in issue: June/2021

Review of Barbara Thompson's Paraphernalia with the NYJO: Bulletproof

Barbara Thompson's Paraphernalia with the NYJO: Bulletproof

Peter Lemer

Temple Music

Rating: ★★★★

Such is the confluence of so many streams in Thompson's life that this exuberant release celebrates, you're already cheering before...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: June/2021

Review of Noah Haidu: Slowly: Song For Keith Jarrett

Noah Haidu: Slowly: Song For Keith Jarrett

Noah Haidu

Sunnyside

Rating: ★★

I haven't heard the 48-year-old Haidu's recent Sunnyside tribute to Kenny Kirkland, which apparently contained not only an album but...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: June/2021

Review of Billy Bang: Lucky Man

Billy Bang: Lucky Man

Billy Bang

BBE

Rating: ★★★★

The late violinist Billy Bang was one of several notable African-American musicians who served in Vietnam, and understandably went through...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: June/2021

Review of Belmondo Quintet: Brotherhood

Belmondo Quintet: Brotherhood

Stéphane Belmondo

Editor's Choice

B Flat Recordings

Rating: ★★★★

The Belmondo brothers have been luminaries of French jazz for several decades now, busy in any number of musical situations....

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: June/2021

Review of Lukas Ligeti: That Which Has Remained…

Lukas Ligeti: That Which Has Remained…

Col Lengo

Rating: ★★★

Lukas Ligeti, the son of the legendary Hungarian composer, has gathered interview excerpts/songs together for a piercingly haunting experimental sound...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: June/2021

Review of Tom Remon and Jim Mullen: Duality

Tom Remon and Jim Mullen: Duality

Tom Remon

Lunaria Records

Rating: ★★★

Young warrior, old lion: it's the marketing manager's dream, And the music ain't bad either, What a pleasure to see...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: June/2021

Review of Pinheiro/Ineke/Cavalli: Turn Out The Stars: The Music of Bill Evans

Pinheiro/Ineke/Cavalli: Turn Out The Stars: The Music of Bill Evans

Ricardo Pinheiro

Challenge

Rating: ★★★

Portuguese guitarist Pinheiro is an inventive, Berklee-trained player with a wide armoury of different techniques at his disposal, As an...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: June/2021

Review of B/Y Organism: The New Beginning

B/Y Organism: The New Beginning

Alessa Records

Rating: ★★

The debut from a young Czech ensemble, fronted by keyboardist Daniel Bulatkin and guitarist Kirill Yakovlev, lacks a little focus...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: June/2021

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